Leiden Blood Bowl League

Leiden Blood Bowl League (LBBL)

The Leiden Blood Bowl League welcomes everyone who wants to come down to our historical city and play some Blood Bowl Sevens! Since 2020, the LBBL organizes a yearly league and tournaments. The main language is Dutch but we welcome anyone who speaks Dutch or English. The league focuses specifically on Blood Bowl Sevens, the best way to play Blood Bowl!

Looking to join our league? Join here and register your team on Tourplay here: Tourplay registration

League:
During a full season coaches compete in four cups (see picture below). Each cup consists of two match days. A match day is hosted once every five to six weeks and a match day consists of two rounds. A total of eight match days sums up the regular season, providing coaches of a total of about 16 matches. The regular season is followed by the postseason consisting of the play offs and the final; The Frozen Keys Bowl. All match days and other related events are hosted at De Tafelridder, Leiden unless stated otherwise.

Tournaments:
During the year a Blood Bowl Sevens league runs and coaches can also participate in two Blood Bowl Sevens tournaments. The LBBL: Sunshine Smashers Tournament takes place in the beginning of June and the LBBL: Pumpkin Punchers Tournament is in early November (for more information, please check: Tournaments).

Training Camps:
The Leiden Blood Bowl League regularly hosts LBBL Training Camps. These are days when new coaches can get game instruction and experienced (and new) coaches can play practice games among eachother (for more information, please see Training Camps) .

Membership fee:
The Leiden Blood Bowl League asks participating coaches for a small fee in order to organize the entire season.

Dutch Blood Bowl Association:
The Leiden Blood Bowl League is proud associate of the Dutch Blood Bowl Association: DBBA Website

LBBL Season IV - 2025 - 2026

LBBL Phase 1: Winter
- Round 1: 2 February
- Round 2: 2 March
LBBL Phase 2: Spring
- Round 1: 13 April
- Round 2: 18 May
LBBL Phase 3: Summer
- Round 1: 29 June
- Round 2: 31 August
LBBL Phase 4: Fall
- Round 1: 5 October
- Round 2: 30 November
Play Offs, Finals & Pre-season 2026
- Pre-season matches for the 2026-2027 season
- Round 1 & 2: 11 January 2026
- Semi Finals & Finals: 25 January 2026

For Tournament dates, please see the tournaments page.

Leiden Blood Bowl League - Annual Championship schedule
The image above shows the annual Leiden Blood Bowl League championship schedule. The championship starts in February and consists of four phases. Each phase, coaches play two match days, each consisting of two rounds (matches). Thus, a phase covers four matches in total. Coaches can choose to play in one or more phases but the LBBL reccomends playing a full season of four phases. A different team/race can be chosen for each phase, however, it is preferred and recommended to play one entire championship with the same team. In January (of the following year), the championship concludes with play-offs and the Frozen Keys Bowl (Championship game). Every coach who has played (and finished) at least one of the four phases secures a place in the play offs (further rules apply, please see the LBBL Season Regulations). Places are assigned based on the coach rank, built up by the total of the phases. Season IV will start on the 2nd of February 2025. For all of the match dates, please check this page down below.

LBBL Season Regulations
You can find the latest version here: LBBL Regulations (English) or in Dutch: LBBL Reglement (Nederlands). Tournament rule packs are listed separately on the tournaments page. The rules are available in Dutch and English (you may have to log in and request access to the file. We will try to answer this as soon as possible). The regulations will be updated as needed before- during or after the season.

LBBL Tourplay.net
The Leiden Blood Bowl League uses Tourplay.net to organize and manage its competitions and tournaments. Curious about the latest results and matches? Check it out at the LBBL Tourplay website.

LBBL Location
The match days of the league and tournaments are hosted at local game store De Tafelridder in Leiden unless stated otherwise.

The Leiden Blood Bowl League is a proud associate of the Dutch Blood Bowl Association.

The Leiden Blood Bowl League encourages membership of the international NAF .

The Leiden Blood Bowl League prouldy presents its sponsor Major Lab 3D printing.

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LBBL: Underw. Denizens vs. Khorne

LBBL LocationThe match days of the league and tournaments are hosted at local game store De Tafelridder in Leiden unless stated otherwise.

LBBL Location
The match days of the league and tournaments are hosted at local game store De Tafelridder in Leiden unless stated otherwise.